Letters, Sentences and MaximsChesterfield Society, 1991 - 348 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 34
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. remember that in the one instance , as in the other , their precepts were the purveyors of very soundest advice . His standard is , as has been already pointed out , that of the eighteenth ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield. remember that in the one instance , as in the other , their precepts were the purveyors of very soundest advice . His standard is , as has been already pointed out , that of the eighteenth ...
Σελίδα 61
... remember never to trust to him where that passion is concerned . " " If you wish particularly to gain the good graces and affection of certain people , men or women , try to discover their most striking merit , if they have one , and ...
... remember never to trust to him where that passion is concerned . " " If you wish particularly to gain the good graces and affection of certain people , men or women , try to discover their most striking merit , if they have one , and ...
Σελίδα 165
... Remember , therefore , most carefully to conceal your contempt , however just , wherever you would not make an implacable enemy . Men are much more unwilling to have their weaknesses and their imperfections known , than their crimes ...
... Remember , therefore , most carefully to conceal your contempt , however just , wherever you would not make an implacable enemy . Men are much more unwilling to have their weaknesses and their imperfections known , than their crimes ...
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